The Empty Chair
by Bruce Wagner
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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Synopsis
Composed of two companion novellas, The Empty Chair is a profound, heart-wrenching piece of spiritual storytelling from Bruce Wagner, the internationally acclaimed author of such novels as Dead Stars, I’m Losing You and Force Majeure. In First Guru , a fictional Wagner narrates the tale of a Buddhist living in Big Sur, who achieves enlightenment in the horrific aftermath of his child’s suicide. In Second Guru , Queenie, an aging wild child, returns to India to complete the spiritual journey of her youth. Told in ravaged, sensuous detail to the author-narrator by two strangers on opposite sides of the country, years apart from each other, both stories illuminate the random, chaotic nature of human suffering and the miraculous strength of the human spirit. A deeply affecting and meditative reading experience, The Empty Chair is an exquisitely rendered, thought-provoking, and humbling new work.
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- Bookseller
- Genesee Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 101182
- Title
- The Empty Chair
- Author
- Bruce Wagner
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Blue Rider Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2013
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